READY FOR REHEARSAL. Some - if not all - of Germany's Heinkel single-seater fighters (B.M.W. engines) waiting to play their part in manoeuvres near Warnemund recently. The tail in the foreground is that of Udet's acrobatic Curtiss Hawk.

READY FOR REHEARSAL. Some - if not all - of Germany's Heinkel single-seater fighters (B.M.W. engines) waiting to play their part in manoeuvres near Warnemund recently. The tail in the foreground is that of Udet's acrobatic Curtiss Hawk.

A CHANGE IN CHARACTER. This is a bomber version of Italy's Savoia Marchetti S.79 high-speed commercial monoplane. Recently, flown by Major Attilio Biseo, it broke the following records: 1,000 km. with 500 kg., 100 km. with 1,000 kg. and 2,000 km. with 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kg.

CRANWELL: A fine aerial impression of Hawker Harts flying over the R.A.F. Cadet College at Cranwell. In common with that of other R.A.F. centres, the work of the College has been considerably increased by the expansion. Not only are flight cadets turned out as permanent officers, but university candidates for commissions go through a course there.

This view shows the Vultee's retractable undercarriage, with one of the wheel wells and automatically closing cover. Note also the concealed landing light and, on the leading edge, the indirect ventilation intake.

LESS AND LESS: The Martin and Sikorsky companies have lately produced flying boats of startling aerodynamic efficiency and now the Consolidated company has contributed to the concerted "cleaning up" by making provision in this new P3Y-1 patrol boat for the floats to be hoisted up in flight to form the tips of the wing. Incidentally, this is the boat which made the fine Panama-'Frisco flight recorded on this page last week. Sixty of these machines are being built for the U.S. Navy.

MAKING UP HIS MIND: After finding that half the undercarriage of his Boeing had attempted to sever all connections with the machine, this U.S. Army pilot cruised round for 2 1/2 hours trying to decide if he should try to land it or make an exit with his Irvin. He chose the latter course.

SHINING BLADES FOR NORWAY: Three of a batch of four Panther-engined A.W. Scimitar fighters which is soon to be delivered to Norway, The Norwegian Government has secured the licence to build further machines of this type.

A COMMUTING SHIP - or what we should know as a business man's aeroplane, is the Boeing 247D of the American Phillips Petroleum Company. Here an official of that company is seen using an inter-'phone RT set to talk to ground wireless stations. The equipment can be used, in addition, for communication between the cabin and the pilots' compartment.

RECORD BREAKERS ON SHOW: Among the exhibits at the Milan International Aircraft Exhibition, which opened on October 12, are the Macchi-Castoldi which did 440.67 m.p.h., the Cant. 501 seaplane which recently flew 3,104 miles non-stop, and what appears to be a two-seater version of the Caproni biplane which holds the altitude record. The monoplane in the background is the new Potez light transport.

THE NEWEST JUNKERS: Well-tried Junkers features are retained in the Ju. 86, a ten-passenger twin-engined high-speed machine which will be put into service by D.L.H. next year. The stressed skin is, however, smooth in this machine, which has a maximum speed of 225 m.p.h.

The Fokker C X two-seater fighter, bomber, reconnaissance machine, or what you will, fitted with the 600/640 h.p. Rolls-Royce Kestrel V. Alternative engines are the Hispano Suiza Ydrs, Bristol Pegasus IV and Gnome Rhone 14 Krsf Mistral Major. The performance with the two foreign engines is rather higher, but not sufficiently so, it would seem, to outweigh the very much shorter range. With the Hispano this is 410 miles, compared with 515 from the Kestrel. The more powerful engine gives 214 m.p.h. at 13,000 ft, whereas the Kestrel gives 199 m.p.h. at 14,000 ft.

The layout of the Loire 21 fleet fighter seaplane is of unusual interest. A 750 h.p. Hispano-Suiza 9 Vbrs. nine-cylinder radial (Wright Cyclone built under licence) is the power plant and drives a controllable-pitch airscrew.

TOWARDS HONG KONG: The Imperial Airways D.H.86 Dorado at Penang. On the left can be seen the four members of the crew, including Capt. W. Armstrong. Third from the right is Major R. L. Nunn, the D.C.A. for Malaya.

This sketch of the front portion of the Phoenix shows the construction of wing, wing stump and fuselage. The petrol tanks are carried in the wing on special strengthened ribs. The front part of the fuselage has a girder structure while the rear is monocoque. Details of a wing-stub spar are shown in the smaller sketch.

RECORD BREAKERS ON SHOW: Among the exhibits at the Milan International Aircraft Exhibition, which opened on October 12, are the Macchi-Castoldi which did 440.67 m.p.h., the Cant. 501 seaplane which recently flew 3,104 miles non-stop, and what appears to be a two-seater version of the Caproni biplane which holds the altitude record. The monoplane in the background is the new Potez light transport.

Perhaps the most striking external features of the new Koolhoven F.K.50 are the cowlings over the Wasp Juniors. They are, supposedly, conducive to a good airflow. The outlook for crew and passengers is exceptionally good.

IS CURTISS RIGHT? This, the new Curtiss-Wright Sparrow is that company's idea of an aeroplane for the masses. No one will deny that it has numerous attractive features - side-by-side seats, a creditable performance and good speed range. The fixed slots may be seen to advantage in this photograph.

RELIANT: The latest Stinson Reliant photographed outside Rollason's shops at Croydon soon after it had been assembled for Brian Allen Aviation, who are the sole distributors in this country. This new model has pneumatically operated flaps and a Smith v.p. airscrew as well as improved internal fittings

SHORT BROTHERS' LATEST: The Scion Senior carries up to ten passengers at a maximum speed of 134 m.p.h. although its four Pobjoy Niagara engines develop a total of only 360 b.h.p. The next machine to be built will have a wheel undercarriage.

Clean aerodynamic design endows the Short Scion Senior with a good performance in spite of the relatively low power (four Pobjoy Niagara engines of 90 h.p. each). The top centre photograph on this page affords an interesting comparison between ancient and modern transport on the Medway, at Rochester.

The grouping, in the stern, of the elevator and rudder control leads is shown in the upper drawing. The sprockets and small pulleys are for the rudder and elevator "tab" controls. The lower diagram shows how these control leads are arranged.

The types of machines on show at the Milan Exhibition range from light trainers to heavy bombers and transports. Record breakers form an exhibition in themselves. In the foreground of this general view there is the big Savoia S.73 triple-engined transport monoplane.

RECORD BREAKERS ON SHOW: Among the exhibits at the Milan International Aircraft Exhibition, which opened on October 12, are the Macchi-Castoldi which did 440.67 m.p.h., the Cant. 501 seaplane which recently flew 3,104 miles non-stop, and what appears to be a two-seater version of the Caproni biplane which holds the altitude record. The monoplane in the background is the new Potez light transport.

UP AND UP: In view of the fact that the Aeronca is now being built in this country this picture of a seaplane version which broke the height record for light seaplanes is of particular interest. Mr. B. King, the pilot, reached 16,000 ft. in 2 hrs. 20 min.

SUPER-SLOTTED: A new six-seater flying boat (330 h.p. "Urukaze" inverted engine) used on the Osaka-Takamatru-Matsuyama-Beppu service by Nippon Air Transport. The upper wing is slotted along its entire span.

RECORD BREAKERS ON SHOW: Among the exhibits at the Milan International Aircraft Exhibition, which opened on October 12, are the Macchi-Castoldi which did 440.67 m.p.h., the Cant. 501 seaplane which recently flew 3,104 miles non-stop, and what appears to be a two-seater version of the Caproni biplane which holds the altitude record. The monoplane in the background is the new Potez light transport.

A LADY ENTERS: Lady Southern Cross, the Lockheed Altair in which Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith is soon to make a fast trip to Australia, being unshipped at London Docks last Monday. The engine is a 550 h.p. supercharged Wasp.

A REPLACEMENT: For eight years the old Fairchild 71's have been doing yeoman service in Canada. Now an improved type has been produced for the Canadian market a direct development of the 71. It has a Wasp T1D1 engine, can be employed as landplane or seaplane, and has a top speed, in the former guise, of 150 m.p.h., with 2,940 lb. of disposable load.

In the nose and tail of the A.W. XXIII there is an Armstrong-Whitworth revolving gun turret. The position from which this photograph was taken - the gunner's cockpit in a following machine - would be by no means an enviable one in time of war.

A SERVICE HEAVYWEIGHT. The Armstrong Whitworth bomber transport monoplane flies high and fast, presenting a magnificent "shot" for Flight's photographer. With two Siddeley Tiger VI engines not only does the machine possess remarkable weight-carrying properties, but it is extremely fast for an aircraft in its class and has, in addition, a long range.

ANOTHER NOTABLE NEW SERVICE TRANSPORT: Wing-tip slots and slotted flaps are incorporated in this Handley Page bomber transport monoplane, seen here during a test flight with Capt. Cordes at the controls. The engines are two 760/810 h.p. Siddeley Tiger VI, fourteen-cylinder two-row radials.

The most powerful Pou extant - Kohler's 40 h.p. Salmson-engined machine. The fact that the split-type undercarriage considerably raises the centre of gravity must make ground control rather a ticklish process.

A single 1,000 lb. bomb slung below the fuselage is the main offensive armament of the Martin 125 dive bomber, a type which has been produced in quantity for the U.S. Navy. The engine is a Pratt and Whitney Hornet.

Top: Some constructional details of the balanced elevator of the Penrose sailplane. There is no fixed tailplane.Left: The central skid under the fuselage and details of its hinge. Right: The all-rubber tail wheel which was fitted when it was found that the original tail skid had a tendency to break.Bottom: Elevation of a main wing rib and details of method of fastening it to the wing spar.